Robert Rowand Anderson

Robert Rowand Anderson was an architect (1834–1921). He was born at Forres and died at Edinburgh.

Also recorded as Robert Rowand, Sir Anderson; R. Rowand Anderson Sir; Sir Robert Rowand Anderson; R. Rowand, Sir Anderson; Sir R. Rowand Anderson; Rowand Anderson.

Robert Rowand Anderson in brief

Born
1834
Died
1921
Known for
architect
Place of birth
Forres
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Recognition and collections

Robert Rowand Anderson received Royal Gold Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Knight Bachelor.

Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1100 to 1971.

Dunblane Cathedral, dated 1100. Mount Stuart House, dated 1870. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, dated 1889. voco Grand Central Hotel. McEwan Hall, dated 1897. McEwan Lantern Pillar. St James The Less Episcopal Church, Inverleith Row, Goldenacre, Edinburgh. Seven O'Clock Stories, dated 1920, illustrations: commercial color process, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1976.625.10. Between Tides, Dieppe, dated c. 1931, engraving in black on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1932.976. Les Arcades, Dieppe, dated 1928, drypoint in black on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1929.338. Whittaker's Hill, dated 1931, drypoint in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1932.974. Study for Shelter, dated 1934, black crayon on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1936.142. New York Times, Horizontal/China Times, Vertical, dated 1971–79, collage composed of cut, pasted, and woven newspaper strips, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1992.745. Thomas Hodgkin MD (1798-1866), dated 1790-1872, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Anderson, Sir (Robert) Rowand, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Anderson, Sir Robert Rowand (1834–1921), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Anderson, Sir Robert Rowand, (1834–1 June 1921), architect, Who Was Who, 2007. Anderson, Sir Robert Rowand (1834–1921), architect, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Kininmonth, Sir William (Hardie), (8 Nov. 1904–8 Aug. 1988), Architectural Consultant, formerly Senior Partner, Sir Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth and Paul, architects, Edinburgh, Who Was Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Robert Rowand Anderson studied at Edinburgh College of Art and George Watson's College. the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London, France and Italy. Membership is recorded of Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Distinctions recorded are Royal Gold Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Knight Bachelor.

Chronology

  1. 1100Dunblane Cathedral.
  2. 1834Robert Rowand Anderson born at Forres.
  3. 1870Mount Stuart House.
  4. 1889Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
  5. 1897McEwan Hall.
  6. 1921Robert Rowand Anderson died at Edinburgh.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Anderson, Sir (Robert) Rowand, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Anderson, Sir Robert Rowand (1834–1921), architect, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Anderson, Sir Robert Rowand (1834–1921), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Anderson, Sir Robert Rowand, (1834–1 June 1921), architect, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Kininmonth, Sir William (Hardie), (8 Nov. 1904–8 Aug. 1988), Architectural Consultant, formerly Senior Partner, Sir Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth and Paul, architects, Edinburgh, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Robert Rowand Anderson.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Robert Rowand Anderson (4 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Robert Rowand Anderson.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q330856: Robert Rowand Anderson

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Robert Rowand Anderson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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